THE PRESIDENT HAD A VERY BIG DAY: In a meeting with lawmakers on immigration, Donald Trump calls Haiti and African nations "shithole countries" and bemoans the fact that Norwegians aren't coming to the US instead. This inspires a neverending cascade of sarcastic "The president is racist?!?!!" tweets on my Twitter feed, and also every major news organization in the country to blare the word "shithole.. (Hearing it on NPR this morning was actually a delight.) For whatever it's worth to you: Trump denies the widely reported choice of words (but not saying he favors white Europeans over Africans).

Don Lemon calls Trump racist here & then amazingly through silence, tells people who still support him to go f*ck themselves. This is an inspiring watch. Kudos to Don for stepping up.#RacistTrump@donlemonhttps://t.co/OVAV8v449F

IMPORTANT: The state's district attorneys are getting ready to push a campaign to mandate unanimous jury decisions. Oregon is one of two states that allows convictions when a jury is split by up to 10-2. That policy has bigoted roots, though, and DAs are apparently willing to make winning convictions harder in order to be done with it. Which is great.

ALSO IMPORTANT: Voting is easy, and this time it's ultra super easy. The ballot you've ignored for a week or so just has one bubble to fill in, but it's a very urgent decision you'll be making. We can help. You should vote.

There's a public memorial for former Mayor Vera Katz on Sunday, January 28. The Ohas the details.

The Tribune dug into the sordid details of a Portland cop who resigned recently, after having been found visiting a paramour during work hours. It's a seedy, odd tale.

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury apologized publicly to Commissioner Loretta Smith yesterday for calling her a bitch. Smith threatened to leave a meeting of the county board before dragging the apology out, OPB reports.

The city's Bureau of Environmental Services brought a sanguine, wonky ordinance to city council this week about how it calculates stormwater rates. Residents of floating homes say it was a sneaky way to charge them for services they don't need—and at least one member of the city council seems to agree.